Ryan was living with his friend and now Best Man, Jack and it just so happened to be his birthday weekend. There was a party at Jack's to celebrate his birthday following the Mill Street run in Bristol. Alyssa was an attendee of the party, and here is where we met. After this day, our relationship continued to blossom. From our first date of a mini golf outing and margaritas, to their first vacation of many to Surfside Beach, SC.

On our most recent trip to South Carolina, we went to Myrtle Beach from July 17th-20th. We went to the beach, did shopping, and enjoyed our time. Alyssa had no idea just how nervous Ryan was for those four days. When those days were up, we planned to visit Alyssa's sister Leah and her fiance Dave, in Charleston from July 20th-23rd. Little did Alyssa know, Ryan had spoken with Leah and Dave about how he was going to propose down in Charleston and asked for their assistance with pictures and celebrating the moment. The night of July 20th, the four of us went to Folly Beach in Charleston right around sunset. We made a plan that we were going to take really nice pictures on the beach. When it was Alyssa and Ryan's opportunity to have their pictures taken, they walked past the camera. They chatted for a moment, and Ryan dropped to one knee. Alyssa was speechless, and had no words until she said yes and began jumping up and down.